Re: [BB] The List & A New Region 9-23-11
 

Events regularly withhold spaces for area teams and rookies.

Re: [BB] The List & A New Region 9-23-11
 

I can't vouch for "All", but let's say that a large majority were informed and had opportunities to state their opinions. Not every team LIKED the choice, but you can't please everyone.

As for "opt out", I agree with the MAR board on not offering this option, because the finances would be jeopardized. They are trying to do the greatest good here, and just a few teams having the ability to effectively veto the plan by opting out just was too complicated to manage. MAR is all volunteers, and in my humble opinion, don't get paid enough for all the potential issues.

Get a plan that's simple enough to do, and do it.
Man oh man, did you hit that nail right on the head. That will by far be the biggest loss for both us and the visiting teams. Absolutely my biggest beef with the whole plan, but I did get a promise that this issue would be examined very closely in the future. I mean, there's GOTTA be a way...

Don

Re: [BB] The List & A New Region 9-23-11
 

I can appreciate the reasoning behind this. Thanks to everyone for their input. I am sure this is not the worse nor the best solution that they could of come up with. I am sure if I was a new team I would be cheering for this it would make my life easier, but I'm old school.

As the program grows and the choices become fewer. Interesting model.

Opt-out. There is always an opt-out solution.

Re: [BB] The List & A New Region 9-23-11
 

It seems to me that once the WHOLE program is brought to the Qualifying to regional event, then to CMP model, you can add in things like allowing teams from one region to play in another, earning some sort of "Away" points, that count differently than "Home" region points.

Re: [BB] The List & A New Region 9-23-11
 

Yeah I realized that like 30 seconds after I posted and shut my laptop off. Thanks you though! :P

Cass

Re: [BB] The List & A New Region 9-23-11
 

Does anybody know the answer to this yet? I'm interested to find out. Thanks in advance! ::rtm::

Re: [BB] The List & A New Region 9-23-11
 

Sorry about the delay on this one. The Montréal Regional will be announced entirely in French. The analogy we're using locally is the regional will be as French as Waterloo is English. So if an English speaking team wins an award, the script would be read in both languages, etc. So if you are planning on attending this event, be prepared for "plus de français!"

Re: [BB] The List & A New Region 9-23-11
 

This seems like a reasonably good solution to the problem. The francophone teams from the Montreal region have been functioning fairly well @ WAT and GTR by supporting each other, and having their awards read in both official languages. Since the Montreal regional is going to be held in a francophone community with many visiting anglophone teams, I imagine the reverse should hold fairly true from a functionality standpoint.

Re: [BB] The List & A New Region 9-23-11
 

Thanks for clearing this one up!

176 inferred from the title of the regional itself (La Festival Robotique) that it was probably going to be in announced in French, but it's nice to know for sure. I know I'll definitely be purchasing some whiteboards and markers to communicate match strategies while we're up there :)

Re: [BB] The List & A New Region 9-23-11
 

Sweet! Good thing my roommate and neighbor are both French.:D

Re: [BB] The List & A New Region 9-23-11
 

So when they start reading the Chairman's Award presentation in English, 90% of the teams emit groans and sighs?

Re: [BB] The List & A New Region 9-23-11
 

As long as they announce penalties in English, I think we'll be able to work it out. :)

Re: [BB] The List & A New Region 9-23-11
 

To maintain the suspense we've read all awards at GTR/Waterloo in English first, then in French (or Spanish) if necessary.

I would not count on the penalties, or anything else to do with the matches being announced in English. (For example, the matches at GTR are announced completely in English, with the odd bit of French tossed in when the MC/Announcer can accommodate.)

Re: [BB] The List & A New Region 9-23-11
 

hind sight is 20/20 was the Kinect this super secret technology?